"I can honestly say that the home buying process and the purchase of a quality home was truly an all-around great experience and completely stress free with Sky Lake Construction."

-Lonette Ray

I purchased my home from Skylake in Nov 2016. I was very pleased with the construction quality, and the way

they listened to my needs. They get a big 10 from me.

-Jane Hodges

"Sky Lake made it very easy to communicate, definitely the best experience we have ever had buying a house.

We have, and would, recommend building with them to anyone."

-Krista Kershaw

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Meet the Team

Sky Lake Construction is a family operated business. Three of Jerry and Jackie's children are on staff and are major contributors in the day-to-day operation and, ultimately, the success of the company. Because they reside across the state of Mississippi, each of them supervises the construction sites in different neighborhoods with the help of other experienced, talented employees.

Jerry McBride

Owner and Operator, Jerry has been in the construction industry for more than 20 years. His experience and expertise encompasses all disciplines of the construction industry. Mr. McBride has earned several professional designations including MS Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser, MS Certified Residential Broker, and MS Building and Construction General Contractor. His tenacity, skill and years of proven experience across multiple capacities of the real estate industry is what drives his success in today's market.

Jackie McBride

Jackie serves as the CFO of Sky Lake Construction. She has more that thirty years of experience in accounting, acquiring funding and real estate development. Jackie brings an accounting perspective with experience in all aspects of the business development and implementation. She has been responsible for the accounting of companies that range from $10 to $18 million in revenue throughout her career. Her experience includes staffing, account management and business development, budgeting and and purchasing.

Catherine McBride

Catherine is the youngest daughter in the McBride family and has been a part of the family business for five years. While all of the team is ready to assist with a clients' needs, Catherine's primary responsibilities are the finishing decisions of building homes such as the interior design schemes, working with flooring and plumbing subcontractors, painters, brick masons and other detailed components of house design in DeSoto County. She also oversees the budget and ensures each project is finished on time.

Johnny McBride

Johnny is the oldest son and has been in the family business for more that ten years. Johnny's primary job functions are overseeing the beginning stages of building the homes. He acquires quality materials from vendors, manages experienced subcontractors and ensures safety is the priority during building of foundational components of each home in the Sky Lake family. He primarily serves as the project manager in Brandon, MS and the Willow Grande subdivision.

Jerry Dee McBride

Jerry Dee is the youngest McBride. Residing in Starkville, he oversees all of the home building at the Bent Brook Ridge and Academy Hill Subdivisions. Like Johnny, his primary responsibilities are overseeing the structural building of the homes. He requires quality materials from reliable vendors, oversees experienced contractors and ensures safety is the priority in the foundational components of each home.

Roger Burns

A long-time resident of DeSoto County, Roger helped the McBride's in creating Sky Lake Construction. Roger has been in the business of home building for more than 25 years and has built nearly 1000 homes in DeSoto County alone. His experience is invaluable, building all types of homes from spec housing to custom builds. Roger assists in the overseeing of the daily building of Sky Lake's homes in DeSoto County.

Terri Barnes

Terri joined Sky Lake in 2015 and serves the company as the Accounts Receivable and Payroll Manager.

Josh Fullilove

A resident of Flora, Josh assists Johnny in the daily building of Sky Lake's homes. Some of his day-to-day responsibilities include superintendent duties of houses in Rankin County and the commercial jobs of the southern region. Nash is a talented trim carpenter and framer. His favorite part of working for Sky Lake is watching the progress of production. He is most proud of his large commercial projects and creating homes for the residents of Rankin County.

Nash Stallings

A resident of Starkville, MS, Nash assists Jerry Dee in the daily building of Sky Lake's homes. Nash manages the construction of homes in Starkville, including but not limited to, estimating and budget tracking for residential and commercial jobs. In addition to his administration duties, Nash is also a talented trim carpenter and is the superintendent of the Starkville properties. He is a 15 year veteran of the construction industry and his expertise is an asset to the Sky Lake team.

Ashley Hogue

Ashley is the newest member of the Sky Lake Construction, joining the family in 2017. Ashley works closely with Terri in the Accounting department. Her day-to-day duties include verifying the quotes/budgets, keeping up with/entering in the invoices and any other miscellaneous accounting duties. Ashley holds an associates degree in Medical Office Technology and Accounting. She will always greet you with a smile and does her best to make the Accounting team exciting and also very predictable!